Export drawing to older DXF version, retain exact text geometry

General
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From a QCAD user:

How can I export my drawing in an older DXF version and make sure that text comes across exactly as in QCAD for use in another application XY?

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You can export to DXF R12, R14, etc. using File > Save As… and choose the desired DXF version from the file format choices.

To make sure that text comes across exactly as in QCAD, proceed as follows:

  1. Select all texts (for example using the selection filter)
  2. Modify > Explode
  3. If there are still texts (multi line texts that were exploded into simple texts in step 2), repeat step 2
  4. File > Save As… and choose a new file name as this is an export for your target software only and no longer the master file. For example choose file name “myfile_r14.dxf” or similar to clearly distinguish master from export.